Joni, Whitney, Lauryn.

But even tho they each didn't take care of their instruments due to lifestyle, in the case of the first three I think it's a bit like an athlete with some of the high-octave or power stuff.

Eventually that explosiveness goes like a baller's hops after a certain age combined with wear and tear.

For me with Mariah the death knell sounded at the MJ funeral when she didn't even attempt the big swings at the end of "I'll Be There".

Folks need to chill with acting like Mariah in her prime wasn't a legit vocal Dynamo tho.

I don't care how many YouTubes of her doing the Willie Mays in a Met uniform falling down in the outfield that these people wanna link up.

I ain't clicking and I appreciate what we got at their best.